by efc8d-admin | Apr 22, 2026 | Capitalism, Democracy, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Culture, Technologies, The Arts
Today I have the immense pleasure of talking with Carissa Véliz, an associate professor at the University of Oxford, about her new book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future—from Ancient Oracles to AI. Linking this work to her previous book,...
by efc8d-admin | Apr 3, 2026 | Abolition, Decarceration, Law and Violence, Organizing
Today I am honored to speak with veteran journalist Victoria Law. She is the author of such books as Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (co-authored with Maya Schenwar),...
by efc8d-admin | Mar 26, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Climate Crisis, Ecological Justice, Educational Liberation, Palestine
Today it gives me special pleasure to speak with Fernando Racimo, a leading scientist-activist, about his new book, Science in Resistance. This book gives a riveting account of the founding and growth of the international group Scientist Rebellion, in which now...
by efc8d-admin | Feb 16, 2026 | Environment and Biosphere, Nature
Today it gives me special pleasure to speak with Helen Whybrow about her book, The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life. Besides being a detailed account of the day to day, season by season life on her farm, where she and her family raise sheep, build a broad...
by efc8d-admin | Jan 19, 2026 | Abolition, Activism and Actions, Human Rights, Migration and Borders, Politics and Culture
Today I am happy to speak with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky about their co-edited volume, Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion, which was based on a Sawyer Seminar they convened at UCLA. The essays collected in this book are international in scope...
